{"product_id":"9781847927316-cunning-folk","title":"Cunning Folk","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife in the Era of Practical Magic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e transports us to a time when magic was used to solve life’s day-to-day problems – as well as some of deadly importance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A brilliant book, written with wit and vigour’ MALCOLM GASKILL, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin of All Witches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Absolutely fascinating’ IAN MORTIMER, \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Time-Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s 1600 and you’ve lost your precious silver spoons, or maybe they’ve been stolen. Perhaps your child has a fever. Or you’re facing trial. Maybe you’re looking for love or escaping a husband. What do you do? In medieval and early modern Europe, your first port of call might well have been cunning folk: practitioners of magic who were a common, even essential part of daily life, at a time when the supernatural was surprisingly mundane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharming, thought-provoking and based on original research, \u003ci\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is an immersive reconstruction of a bygone world by an expert historian, as well as a commentary on the beauty and bafflement of being human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I adore \u003ci\u003eCunning Folk\u003c\/i\u003e. A truly fascinating and human book’ \u003c\/b\u003eRuth Goodman, author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Be a Tudor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Packed with vivid historical anecdotes, this is an intriguing insight into the magical lives of past people and the history of our own superstitions today’\u003c\/b\u003e Marion Gibson, author of \u003ci\u003eWitchcraft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Fascinating . opens a window into another world’\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy Borman, author of \u003ci\u003eAnne Boleyn \u0026amp; Elizabeth I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Full of such magical tips and colourful vignettes . crackles with incident’\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Maltby, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Spirited and richly detailed’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER OF THE KATHARINE BRIGGS AWARD 2024**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41540126867553,"sku":"9781847927316","price":18.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26975520.jpg?v=1721396521","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781847927316-cunning-folk","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}